This book sucked me in from the beginning and I just couldn’t put it down. If you like tense, serial killer thrillers- this is the book for you. Everyone is a suspect, there are so many twists and turns and a secret identity is about to be revealed. This has a creative premise- Gwen has a crappy job and visits the same sandwich shop daily. Until one day she gets a severed arm on her doorstep. And it is addressed to her real name, one that no one knows.
Gwen’s parents are in prison- her dad a serial killer and her mom his accomplice. When he was finally caught, she was only 9 years old. And she has suppressed most of the memories but she was very involved with him and all the murdering. Due to a host of ineptness— she never got therapy or support a kid like that would need. And so now she has to figure out who knows her true identity and is using it to torture her.
The pacing is excellent, the characters are very strong, the dialogue believable. It is really well structured and thought provoking. Gwen has interesting relationships and the side characters bring a lot to the narrative.
Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley for the ARC. Book to be published November 19, 2025.
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